All About Health

Now that the Senate appears to have a health reform bill, its designees will meet with a team from the House and try to square the bills. It would seem that there’s no place for the citizenry in this process — and after all we’re the ones to be most affected.

Sure, the horse-trading is likely to happen late at night and behind closed doors. Even though we don’t get a vote, can at least be aware and try to come to our own conclusions about what’s on the table. Recently, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released Protecting Families and Putting More Money in Your Pocket: How Health Insurance Reform Will Lower Costs and Increase Choices.

The report highlights how health insurance reform will benefit families across the country. Each state is broken out and the benefits are listed. Opponents of reform, or at least the type of reform being discussed will wonder where they can click to get the downside, and that’s a legitimate question. There are benefits and risks to everything, and we need to know and weigh both sides in the health debate. Reading the report is likely to spark many questions, and your senator or representative may be able to answer them.

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Patti Singer

Health Reporter

Being healthy means that you’ll be in good shape if you get sick. That may sound odd, but think about it. We may not be able to prevent every illness, but if we can delay it, minimize it and recover quickly, we can get back to our lives. That’s the beauty of a healthy lifestyle – what I call wellness insurance.

I’m fascinated by how we define health and what we do to achieve and keep that physical, emotional and spiritual sense.

I used to be a sports writer. I joined the Democrat and Chronicle in 1985 to write about the Rochester Red Wings and wouldn’t trade that experience for an infinite number of first-round draft choices. I moved from sports to features in 1991, and wrote about personal health, travel and general topics. I joined the metro staff in July 2009 to focus on health.

I am certified as a personal trainer and I earned a master’s degree in education from The College at Brockport, where I teach an undergrad course in contemporary health issues and a grad course in health communication.